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Literature and Trees
In a Station of the Metro
By Ezra PoundThe apparition of these faces in the crowd;
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Superlative Trees
Widest Tree Trunk
The Santa Maria del Tule, a Montezuma Cypress in Santa Maria del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico, has the widest tree trunk in the world. The …
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Tree Comparisons
In the United States alone, it takes approximately 57 million trees per year just to produce the catalogs that are sent to consumers.
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The Environment and Trees
The death of one 70-year-old tree would return over three tons of carbon to the atmosphere.
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The Environment and Trees
One tree produces nearly 260 pounds of oxygen each year.
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The Environment and Trees
Trees provide shade and shelter, reducing yearly heating and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars.
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Tree Comparisons
In one year, an acre of trees can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven up to 8700 miles.
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Literature and Trees
Haiku
By BusonFallen willow leaves –
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Literature and Trees
Rotten wood cannot be carved.
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Science, Math, and Trees
A tree reaches its most productive stage of carbon storage after about 10 years.